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Comparison between Continuous and Fractionated Game Format on Internal and External Load in Small-Sided Games in Soccer

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  • Luís Branquinho

    (Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal)

  • Ricardo Ferraz

    (Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
    Research Centre in Sports, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
    Castelo Branco Football Association, 6000-280 Castelo Branco, Portugal)

  • Bruno Travassos

    (Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
    Research Centre in Sports, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
    Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Oeiras, 1495-433 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Mário C. Marques

    (Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
    Research Centre in Sports, Health and Human Development (CIDESD), 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal)

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the effects of continuous and fractionated game formats on internal and external load in small-sided games in soccer. Twenty male professional soccer players participated in the study performing the same exercise (5 vs. 5 players) continuously (1 × 24 min) and in a repeated/fractioned manner (2 × 12 min, 4 × 6 min, and 6 × 4 min). A comparison between playing conditions was assessed by means of standardized mean differences calculated with combined variance and respective confidence intervals of 90%. The limits for the statistics were 0.2, trivial; 0.6, small; 1.2, moderate; 2.0, large; and >2.0, very large. The results indicate that the use of the continuous method seems to present the tendency of less physical impact on the internal and external loads compared to the fractionated method. In addition, the higher number of exercise repetitions in the fractionated method was found to increase the external load compared to the continuous method. This study showed that application of small-sided games by the fractionated method tends to result in higher training loads.

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  • Luís Branquinho & Ricardo Ferraz & Bruno Travassos & Mário C. Marques, 2020. "Comparison between Continuous and Fractionated Game Format on Internal and External Load in Small-Sided Games in Soccer," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-10, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:2:p:405-:d:306315
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    1. Filipe Manuel Clemente & Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis & Thomas Rosemann & Beat Knechtle, 2019. "Variations of Internal and External Load Variables between Intermittent Small-Sided Soccer Game Training Regimens," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-11, August.
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    1. José E. Teixeira & Luís Branquinho & Ricardo Ferraz & Miguel Leal & António J. Silva & Tiago M. Barbosa & António M. Monteiro & Pedro Forte, 2022. "Weekly Training Load across a Standard Microcycle in a Sub-Elite Youth Football Academy: A Comparison between Starters and Non-Starters," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-11, September.

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